Texas under Trump: Experts see economic trouble, uncertain on energy and abortion
Dallas Morning News: NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal outlines the possible impacts of presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tax proposal in this article in the Trail Blazers Blog at Dallas Morning News.
JBS Distinguished Lecture: Election cycle, party principles take center stage
Odessa American Online: NCPA Executive Director Allen West says this election cycle is stirring people to ask questions about how the delegate system works, in this article from Odessa American Online.
JBS Distinguished Lecture Series
NCPA Executive Director Allen West’s participation in the JBS Distinguished Lecture Series debate in Odessa is featured on FOX News Channel’s The Five.
Financial Crisis Conference
Financial Crisis Conference Can We Prevent the Next Credit Crisis? WHEN: April 27, 2016 WHERE: Dallas Marriott Las Colinas 223 West Las Colinas …
Iran and Syria
FOX Business: Awarding the families of the victims of Iranian sponsored terror from Iran’s frozen assets is not theft as Iran is claiming, says NCPA Executive Director Allen West in an interview on FOX Business’ Varney & Co.
Proposed Drug Plan Bill Could Raise Consumer Rx Prices
NCPA: New legislation just passed by the state House of Representatives in Oklahoma will allow pharmacies to request higher prices than the maximum allowable costs (MAC) on certain prescription drugs, as well as enable pharmacies to request higher consumer co-pays, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.
Proposed Drug Plan Legislation Could Hurt Oklahoma Consumers, Raise Costs
An estimated 70 percent of Americans are enrolled in a prescription drug plan through their employer, health insurer or Medicare Part D. Millions more have joined discount drug card programs. When hundreds …
Saudi Tensions
FOX Business: President Obama needs to operate from a position of strength, not appeasement, says NCPA Executive Director Allen West in an interview on FOX Business’ Risk & Reward.
U.S. Health Spending Is Not an Economic Burden
NCPA: The assumption that health spending influences economic growth for better or worse is too simple, and could lead to detrimental policy recommendations, according to a new study by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow John R. Graham.
U.S. Health Spending Is Not a Burden on the Economy
Health spending consumes a higher share of output in the United States than in other countries. In 2013, its U.S. share was 17 percent. The next highest country was France, where health …
Don’t expect to hear from fans of Yellen, SEC or Congress at NCPA event
Dallas Morning News: The upcoming NCPA Financial Crisis Conference is highlighted in this article from the Dallas Morning News.
Reform: Focus on security assurance, not capacity building
AND Magazine: NCPA Senior Fellow David Grantham’s study showing the need for reform in our military’s financial commitment to the Trans-Saharan partnerships, and its counterterrorism and “capacity-building” efforts in Africa is cited in this article in AND Magazine.
The U.S. Health System Is Not An Economic Burden
Forbes: An NCPA study finds that when patients control a larger share of their health spending, it results in lesser health spending overall, says NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham in a commentary at Forbes.
LTC Allen West to speak at 2016 Lincoln-Reagan dinner May 14
Naples Daily News: NCPA Executive Director Allen West’s upcoming speech at the 2016 Lincoln-Reagan Dinner hosted by the Republican Party of Lee County is highlighted in this article from Naples Daily News.
U.S. Involvement in Africa Needs Reform
NCPA: The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act must reform the military’s financial commitment to the Trans-Saharan partnerships, and its counterterrorism and “capacity-building” efforts in Africa, according to a new study by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow David Grantham.
Shutting Down ISIS’ Antiquities Trade
Chairman Fitzpatrick and members of the Task Force, thank you for the opportunity to submit written comments about the ISIS antiquities trade. I am David Grantham, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization dedicated to developing and promoting private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector.
New Study Argues the End of Tipping Could Actually Hurt Servers
Eater: Banning tipping would likely hurt the servers it is intended to help, according to a study by NCPA Senior Fellow Richard cited in this article from EATER.
The Military, Nation-Building and Counterterrorism in Africa
History does not repeat itself, as the old adage goes, but it surely rhymes. What began in 2002 as an antiterrorism assistance program for a handful of impoverished African countries at risk …
Point: The Governing Philosophies that Divide America
InsideSources: The debate between two visions for America is coming to a head, and voters will soon have to make a hard choice, saysNCPA Executive Director Allen West in a commentary at Townhall.
Housing Construction Forecast 2016-2017: Forget The Old Normal
Forbes: Historical norms in the construction industry don’t apply in a world with light population growth, says NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly in a commentary at Forbes.
Clinton’s Capital Gains Tax Bad at All Brackets
NCPA: Ahead of tonight’s Democratic debate, a new analysis of Hillary Clinton’s proposed multi-tiered capital gains tax rates from the NCPA’s Tax Analysis Center found the plan would reduce investment in capital and impact earners of all income levels.
Hillary Clinton’s Capital Gains Tax Proposal
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has vowed to raise taxes on the wealthy if she becomes president. Taxing the wealthy is politically popular since it is assumed that few people will be affected. …